General Awareness is an important section that can help you grab the maximum marks in a competitive exam in the minimum time. You need not perform complex calculation to settle for the correct option so, it's the best to be prepared with the facts and figures in advance so as to score to the maximum in this section. For Railway Group-D Exam 2018, important awards, current affairs, history, geography, general science, economy and Static GK is occupying the major part. To let you have an information about all important sections of GA, this post is to provide you with some important points related to Economy. Grab the below given important points related to this particular topic and score well in the examination.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Governor
Article 153 states that there shall be a Governor for each state.
Article 154 states that the executive power of the state is vested in him and is exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
Note: Same person can be appointed as Governor for 2 or more states was added by 7th amendment act 1956.
Qualifications: (article 157 & 158):
He must be –
•A citizen of India.
•Has attained 35 years of age.
•Not a member of parliament or state legislature.
•Not hold any office of profit under the government.
Appointment & Tenure (Article 155 & 156)
•Governor of a State is appointed by the President.
•Hold office during the pleasure of the President.
•May resign by submitting his resignation to the President. Otherwise the normal term of his office is 5 years.
•Grounds for removal of the Governor are not mentioned in the Constitution; however he must be involved in the gross delinquency like bribery, treason or violation of the Constitution for such an action.
•A President may transfer a Governor appointed to one State to another State for rest of the term.
•A Governor whose term has expired may be reappointed in the same State or any other State.
Oath (Article 159):
•The Governor and every person discharging the functions of the Governor is to take an oath or affirmation before the Chief Justice of the High Court of that state, or in his absence, the senior-most judge of that court available.
Note: Article 160 gives the president the power to make such provision as he thinks fit for the discharge of the functions of the Governor in any contingency not provided for in the Constitution.
Conditions for office:
•His emoluments, allowances and privileges are determined by parliament by law.
•The emoluments are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India and cannot be diminished during his term of office.
•If the same person acts as Governor of 2 or more states, the Constitution provides that President may decide about the allocation of emoluments of Governor among states proportion wise (Article 158(3A)).
